NEW ROADS - A former New Roads Police officer was arrested by deputies Saturday afternoon after allegedly raping a child. 

The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office arrested officer Kedreyon Williams for first-degree rape of a victim under 13, first-degree rape while armed with a dangerous weapon, indecent behavior with a juvenile and pornography involving a juvenile. 

New Roads Police Chief Cedrick Epps said Williams had not been employed by the NRPD since Epps' tenure as chief, which began in March 2024. He said Monday that Williams had been a part-time officer at the agency from October 2017 to May 2019.